That One Time I Had One Zillion Things to Do

Hey. Here's the thing. If you've never been a college student, here's a little insight.
It's this fun game called "this huge thing is due, but all this smaller, and yet somehow equally time consuming, stuff is due before that." It is a pain.

I have a BIG ol' research paper (my least favorite type) due for my abnormal psychology class that I did get to pick the topic which is nice. Unipolar massive depressive disorder in adolescents? Yes. I mean, that's a bummer and let's get real, I've been there, but yes that is my topic. There's quizzes left in that class but no more case studies. Yay!

I'm also writing a much smaller research paper for my play therapy seminar. That one is partially finished but is a bummer to write because I chose the topic of children who have been abused and how play therapy can benefit them. Every week for that class there is a chapter summary due, and then on the off week we have to post on a discussion board Can I get a hollaback that discussion board is a terrible thing. All you do is answer the same four questions the exact same way your peers did. And even if you wanted to do it all ahead of time, you couldn't because part of your grade is responding to two peers who said the Exact Same Thing that you did. 'Oh, good point Tina. You see, I made the same one.' Stupid.

I finished a book summary for my Healing for survivors of sexual abuse seminar, but was given a brand new assignment for that class that has really weird directions. Boo.

I have my portion of a group paper due this Friday for New Testament, looking at the role of women in the Bible and how we should apply those principles today. I also have 2 different worksheets to complete for that class, one on Hebrews and one on the general epistles. Party, but I have to be on my computer so I am going to do that this weekend maybe and then type it when I get back which means 2x as many steps as it should take.

Finally for ADC, we have a 20+ page case presentation method (CPM) that, thank goodness, we were encouraged to work together on. I've already met three times with some of my classmates, and I would say we are like 40% done. YEAH.

This weekend (Friday day, night, and Saturday day) I am going to Chicago with a one credit class called Urban Encounters. So not only do I need to finish the summary of the book for that class (I already read it), but I need to find time to do homework outside of the time that I will be occupied by that class. Boo. Also, I have like reflections and stuff like that due after the trip. That's wild.

And after alllllllll of that stuff is done, I have to study for finals. It's okay. You can laugh. I am. but only to keep from crying.
I know I only have to do this a few more times because my undergraduate career is more than half over (praise!) but every time it feels like my body is overheating and my head will pop off. That doesn't happen, but it feels like it will.

In good news today, Andrew Shaw, my very favorite Blackhawk player, signed a 2 year contract extension. Andrew Bruce, my boyfriend, had his first day of driving for his seasonal UPS gig. Both of those things are happy.
Also, it was just my grandparent's 52 wedding anniversary. SO great. I love them.
Ok, now I have to go DO all the things that I was talking about. Or attempt to do them. Or give them a try, and then drink tea, and then try again. Christmas break is soon right? Yes. I don't know that it's comforting really, because it makes the amount of time I have left seem even shorter.